Blue Diamond's new East Bridgford centre near Nottingham  (above) and Webbs of Wychbold (below) won the Midlands GCA Garden Centres of the Year awards announced last week at Brookfields Garden Centre in Nottingham.

East Bridgford won seven of the area awards in the Garden Centre category (categories are based on the previous years' trading) and Webbs Wychbold won three in the Destination Garden Centre catgory.

Roger Crookes presented a tour of the areas centre highlights with area Chariman, Will Blake on hand to present the awards.

Midlands GCA 2018 full results

Garden Centre of the Year

1. Blue Diamond East Bridgford
2. Fairways Ashbourne
3. Planters Bretby

 Destination Garden Centre of the Year

1. Webbs Wychbold
2. Planters Tamworth
3. St Peters

 Customer Service

1. Webbs Wychbold
2. Fairways Ashbourne
3. Planters Tamworth

 Ruxley Rose Finalists

Pacific Nurseries

Planters Bretby

Best Garden Products Retailer – GIMA Award

Garden Centres

1. Blue Diamond East Bridgford
2. Fairways Ashbourne
3. Webbs West Hagley

Destination Garden Centres

1. Planters Tamworth
2. Webbs Wychbold
3. Baytree

 Best Outdoor Living Retailer

Garden Centres

1. Blue Diamond East Bridgford

2=   Webbs Wychbold

2=   Fairways Ashbourne

2=   Wyevale Percy Throwers

Destination Garden Centres

1. Webbs Wychbold
2. Planters Tamworth

3=   Wyevale Woodlands

3=   Van Hage Peterborough

Best Indoor Lifestyle Retailer

Garden Centres

1. Blue Diamond East Bridgford
2. Fairways Ashbourne
3. Stratford

Destination Garden Centres

1. Blue Diamond Derby
2. Webbs Wychbold
3. Pennells Lincoln

Best Garden Centre Restaurant – The ifse Award for Catering Excellence

Garden Centres

1. Blue Diamond East Bridgford
2. Byrkley Park Klondyke

3=   Stratford

3=   Pacific Nurseries

Destination Garden Centres

1.  Planters Tamworth

2=   Wyevale Woodlands

2=  Webbs Wychbold

2=  St Peters

2=  Pennells Lincoln

Environment and Community Award

1. Planters Tamworth

2=   Byrkley Park Klondyke

2=   St Peters

Commercial Innovation and Creativity – The Barton Grange Trophy

1. Blue Diamond East Bridgford
2. Fairways Ashbourne
3. Planters Tamworth

Most Improved Centre – The Dick Allen Award

1. Blue Diamond East Bridgford
2. Wyevale Percy Throwers
3. St Peters